II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference ___ “science” and “technology”. A. among B. of C. between D. for 2. The teacher _____ me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology. A. said B. talked C. spoke D. Told 3. If you __________ something, you should patent it as quickly as possible. A. invented B. will invent C. have invented D. are inventing 4. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of __________ concerned with making computers copy intelligent human behaviour. A. learning B. study C. lesson D. invention 5. Facebook was built on the ………of earlier social network sites like MySpace and Bebo. A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. Success 6. Little Pascal ……a mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions very quickly. A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented 7. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless…that is not necessarily true.

10. The teacher ________ me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology.

A. talked B. told C. spoke D. said

11. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference ________ ʻscienceʼ and ʻtechnologyʼ.

A. between B. of C. for D. among

12. By the time we got to the cinema, the film ________, so we missed its beginning.

A. started B. had started C. was starting D. was started

13. The tremendous storm made hundreds of people _______.

A. died B. death C. dead D. to die

14. Eating too much sugar can ________ to health problems.

A. cause B. lead C. make D. result

EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

2. “I have something to tell you” Mary said to John.

A. Mary told John I had something to tell him.

B. Mary told John she had something to tell him.

C. Mary told John she had had something to tell him.

D. Mary told John he had had something to tell her.

3. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”

A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.

B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.

C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.

D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.

4. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.

A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.

B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.

C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.

D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.

5. “I wrote to him yesterday”

A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.

B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.

C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.

D. She told me she had written to him the day before.

6. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.

A. She told me he was talking to your sister. B. She told me she was talking to my sister.

C. She told me he was talking to my sister. D. She told me he was talking to her sister.

7. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.

A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.

B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.

C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.

D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.

8. “You will like my sister when you meet her”

A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.

B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.

C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.

D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.

9. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”

A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.

B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.

C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.

D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.

10. “I didn’t break your watch”

A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

B. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.

C. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.

11. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.

A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave

12. She said she _________ collect it for me after work.

A. would B. did C. will D. had

13. He asked me where I ______________.

A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied

14. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.

A. to see B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen

15. Peter said that he had lived in London four years ________

A. then B. ago C. before D. later

16. John asked me _______________ in English.

A. what does this word mean B. what that word means

C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant

17. The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.

A. whether she liked B. that she liked

C. if she likes D. whether she like

18. My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.

A. was playing B. plays C. is playing D. has played

19. The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.

A. would stop B. to stop C. stop D. stopped

20. Mary asked me ________________

A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.

B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before

C. If I had watch the football match on TV the day before.

D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.

21. He asked _______________ him some money.

A. her to lend B. her lending C. she has lent D. she lends

22. Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.

A. had I gone B. did I go C. I had gone D. was I going

23. Tom asked me ________.

A. if was I having a good time last year

B. whether I had had a good time the year before

C. if would I have a good time the year before

D. whether I have had a good time the year before

24. Do you know where _______?

A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he live

25. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not

A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied

C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied

26. The policeman asked us ______________

A. had any of us seen the accident happen

C. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen

B. If had any of us seen the accident happen

D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen

27. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing

A. what the matter was B. what was the matter

C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was

28. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square

A. told me wake B. asked me to wake

C. said me to wake D. requested me waking

29. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?

A. what time is it B. what is the time

C. what time it is D. it is what time

30. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal

A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign

C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign

31. Jeff wanted to know ___________

A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing

32. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day

A. previous B. following C. before D. last

33. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked

A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked

34. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living

A. why B. when C. where D. what

35. Could you please tell me ___________?

A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

36. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party

A. that B. whether C. if D. B& C

37. He asked me___________

A. How long I have studied English B. How long had I studied English

C. How long I had study English D. How long I had studied English

38. The passenger asked ___________ we landed

A. what B. when C. if D. why

39. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.

A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing

40. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .

A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator

B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator

C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator

D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Last week, he told us that we..... a picnic at the end of the week on Friday.

A. Can have. B. Did have. C. Would have D. Had had

2. Four days ago she promised that she was going to visit me..... but she didn't arrive.

A. Tomorrow. B. Next day C. The day before. D. The next day

3. When I mwh h when I met her, she admitted that she.....to the park the night before.

A. When. B. Had gone. C. Was going. D. Did go

4. When I asked by the teacher, all the students said they.....literature

A. Liked. B. Are liking. C. Were liking. D. Had like

5. When I phoned him, he told me that he..... in the garden reading the newspaper

A. Sat. B. Was sitting. C. Had sat. D. Has sat

6. When I saw her, she told me that she hadn't come to the party......because she has gone to the embassy in London

A. Yesterday. B. Before day. C. The before day. D. The day before

7. He called the school and said that he...... to school because he had an accident

8. My close friend told me that he.....studying in America

A. Likes. B. Liked. C. Had liked. D. Was liking

9. When we asked her about the film, she told us that she......a more interesting film than that.

A. Never saw. B. Never seen. C. Had never seen. D. Did never see

10. Diana told us that she was going to visit.....boyfriend in Rome the next week and wouldn't come to class

A. My. B. Her. C. Your. D. Their

11. He wanted to know where she.....from

A. Come. B. Coming. C. To come. D. Came

12. I asked her.....to pursue higher studies the next year

A. Are you planning. B.If she is planning. C. Was she planning. D. If she was planning

13. I asked her when......

A. The movie began. B. The movie begins C. Does the movie begin D. Did the movie begin

14. I promise I....there before she came back

A. Am going to be B. Was going to be C. Will be D. Can be

15. Peter asked her," Have you got a laptop?"-> Peter asked her... a laptop

A.. If she got B. If she had got C. Whether she got D. Whether had she got

16. My mother told me.... her up at the airport

A. Please pick. B. To pick. C. Should pick. D. I can pick

17. He revealed that they.....married...

A. Were getting- tomorrow. B. Are getting- the next day. C. Were getting- the next day. D. Will getting- the day before

18. He wanted to know when.....

A. Did I arrive. B. Will I arrive. C. I had arrive. D. I can arrive

19. The father said, " I didn't see her "-> The father said..... her

A. He had seen. B. I hadn't seen. C. She didn't see. D. He hadn't seen

20. I wondered......the right thing

A. If I am doing. B. Was I doing. C. Am I doing. D. Whether I was doing

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

“I will hand in my assignment to the teacher tomorrow.” Alan said to me.

A. Alan told me that he would hand in his assignment to the teacher the next day.

B. Alan told me that he will hand in his assignment to the teacher the next day.

C. Alan said me that he would hand in his assignment to the teacher the next day.

D. Alan told me that he would hand in his assignment to the teacher tomorrow.